Iraq and Jordan Confirm the Need to Activate Economic Cooperation

King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Iraqi Speaker of Parliament Muhammad al-Halbousi confirmed on Monday the necessity of activating economic cooperation between Baghdad and Amman. Al-Halbousi's office announced in a statement that he "met with King Abdullah II at the Bismayah Palace in the Jordanian capital, Amman, where the strong relations between the two brotherly countries were reviewed along with ways to develop them in all fields, emphasizing the activation of economic cooperation and the outcomes of the tripartite summit." Al-Halbousi affirmed, "the legislative authority's support for the Iraqi-Jordanian-Egyptian trilateral cooperation that serves our common interests." The Jordanian King emphasized "Jordan's full support for the dear brotherly Iraq and its people in preserving its unity, enhancing its security and stability, and supporting Iraq's efforts to consolidate democracy and conduct the upcoming early parliamentary elections."